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We develop blueprints for sustainable urban transport and smart city growth. We provide research and policy recommendations to expand renewable energy and access to affordable, reliable power. Our tools and guidance help businesses cost-effectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions throughout their supply chains. Our partnerships and transparency initiatives strengthen communities’ access to information and justice. And our analyses identify strategies for India to mitigate climate change and adapt to its impacts.

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For the Commonwealth, green growth has entered Phase Three, recognizing that sustained economic growth can only be achieved by investing in low-carbon and less-polluting models of development. WRI President and CEO Andrew Steer explains.

Home to more than a billion people, these countries are charting a dynamic path towards low-carbon wealth. To stay the course, they'll need to confront three issues: inclusive development, rapidly-expanding cities and economy-wide measures for reducing carbon emissions.

India’s clean energy push will generate more than 330,000 full-time jobs over the next five years. Can Renewable Energy Jobs Help Reduce Poverty in India? finds that many of these jobs can provide steady incomes, healthcare benefits and skill-building opportunities for unskilled and semi-skilled workers. For India’s rural poor, especially women, clean energy jobs offer an alternative to subsistence farming. But decision-makers, from government officials to private sector leaders, must act to maximize poverty reduction impacts.